This week’s version of the Sports Media Weekly podcast returns with another good edition. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back with our usual segments.
Our “Third Man In” is Mike McCarthy, sports business reporter for Advertising Age. Here’s what we discussed this week.
- The NFL’s viewership numbers for Week 1.
- A look at Sunday’s new NFL pregame shows.
- The announcement by SI’s Peter King and ESPN’s Captain Blowhard that they will not mention the DC NFL Team’s name saying it’s offensive to Native Americans.
- The potential dispute between Dish Network and ESPN.
- Baseball’s paradox with Alex Rodriguez.
- And Sports Illustrated’s report on Oklahoma State players accepting illegal benefits.
The guest segment is with Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports. Tracy and I talked about the following topics.
- The storylines for the Alabama at Texas A&M game which she will work today.
- The passion of SEC fans compared to other regions of the country.
- How Tracy has been able to create relationships through covering the SEC every week.
- Why she was on only one time during the Super Bowl Blackout at the Superdome back in January.
- And Tracy discusses working the sidelines for Sunday’s Manning Bowl and if she will work more NFL games this season.
You can find this week’s podcast on iTunes doing a search for “Sports Media Journal” or you can listen right now by clicking here.